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LOT 0398
Renaissance Stained Glass Panel of a Grotesque Head in Profile
NORTHERN FRANCE, PROBABLY CHAMPAGNE, CIRCA 1540 A.D.
6 5/8 in. (124 grams, 16.7 cm).
Figural panel with profile head wearing a draped fabric covering knotted at the rear, the eyes cast upwards and mouth agape, with wispy facial hair; scrolled arm from a piece of furniture and other items in the field; lead cames with loop to the upper edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK trade, 2018.
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 0398
Renaissance Stained Glass Panel of a Grotesque Head in Profile
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Carnelian Bead Necklace
19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Composed of graduated polished carnelian beads of mainly biconical and annular form; hook-and-eye clasp. 36.2 grams, 53 cm long
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Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Marble Head of a Lady
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Modelled in the round as a bust of a youthful female with her hair bound by a narrow filet tied at the nape of the neck and the tails retained by a flat ribbon at the rear; the face perhaps modelled on the statue 'Aphrodite of Knidos' by Praxiteles; socket to crown of the head for attachment of a nimbus (now absent); mounted on a socle base. 12.6 kg, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the Los Angeles art market. Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12305-215649.